Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1887-08-05
4 PIONEER GONE.


cisco, on Wednesday morning, the 9th
inst, Oregon loses one of the oldest
most prominent and most worthy rep
resentatives of the earliest settlers
Few men in sterling elements of char
acter more fifty represented that race.
Capt Tichenor's health had been fail
ing for the past year, although but few
persons except his more immediate
friends and relatives realized that he
was in rapid decline.
Capt. Tichenor was son of Deacon
James Tichenor, of the First Presby.
terian church, of Newark, n. J. His
mother, Abby Hedden, was the daugh-
ter of prominent resident of South
Orange avenue.
Capt. William Tichenor was born at
the northeast corner of Mulberry and
Mechanic streets, Newark, N. J., June
18th, 1913, being directly descended
from the original family of his name,
who settled in the lower part of the
city. He was educated in the old
Newark academy, and received the
best instruction that could be had
there. He had IA good mind and
rctcntlve memory, and came out of
school with as full fund of available
knowledge as any of his competitors.
When but small boy lie ran away
from home and made one or two voya-
ses to Europe, i'll which ho acquired
his lovo for the sea. He was first
mate of one of the first Mississippi
steamboats, when but eighteen years of
age, He subsequently, married and
located in Indiana in 1888. In 1913
he moved TO Illinois, where ho cm-
braced tie Christian faith, and
preached that doctrine OH the Same
circuit with his old friend, Col L. d.
Baker. In 1646 he was elected state
senator from Edgar county, which po-
sition he resigned in Tue spring of 1910
and started for California, where he ar
rived in September of the same year.
Gold having been discovered in great
quantities on the Mary's river, he
sought that locality for lis first field
of labor. After fair success in the
mines, he returned to San Francisco
aud purchased the schooner Jacob
Rierson and fitted her out for cruise
on the coast of Lower California and
Mexico. He was away on this expe-
dition about three months. which was
during the winter of 40 and so.
In the spring of 1851 he was mester
of the full-rigged brig Emily Farnham,
which sailed between San Francisco and
Astoria Later during the same year
he commanded the steamer Sea Gull,
one of the first on the route between
San Francisco and Portland. He
founded the town of Port Oxford the
same year QS5l, which he has called
| his home ever since. His family
landed there May 9th, 1852, which
consisted of il wife aud three children,
of which the children survive hi,n.
He lost the steamer Sea Gull On Hum
boldt bar, Jan. 22d, 1852. Her ma
chinery broke down while going out
on her way to San Francisco, and the
steamer was thrown upon the sands
after passing through III the worst of seas.
He succeeded in saving the lives of all
on board, and for his heroic cxertions
the passengers made him present of
a splendid gold watch which he carried
up to the time of his death.
After the loss of the Sea Gull, he
took charge Of tho steamer Quickstep,
i. but not havin. sufficient power to stem
the northwest winds she was placed on
the southern route, and the captain
took charge of the ship Anson, plying
between San Francisco and Astoria
In 1854 he was first officer and Colum
bia pilot on tic propeller Peytona. lie
was afterward on small schooners, and
finally, i'll 1863, abandoned The sea and
settled down at his home in Port Or
ford.
During the In'lian wars of lS5jI56
he was guide for the regulars, being
most of the time with the commands
of Generals Ord AMI Buchanan. He
was elected to the territorial leaisla-
ture three times, aud elected joint SEN
ator from Coos, Curry and Umpqua IN
1860 He was instrumental in elect
ting Coils. Nesmith and Baker at that
session TO the U. S. Senate.
Captain richenor took the warmest
interest in everything concerning The
welfare, prosperity and improvement
of our young state. Being gentle
man of untiring energy, sound judg-
ment and superior intelligence, when
he took hold of project it was very
likely to succeed, He was ever upon
the alert, watching public measures
that would benefit Oaegon, and any
thing hurtful to her credit received his
prompt emphatic denunciation. He
had stored in his memory a fund of
historic "reminiscences equaled by very
few. No man could sit down with
him for half an hour without being
instructed Noble and generous, he
made many friends. His deeds of
charity and acts of kindness will ever
be remembered. He died of heart